Secure Boot
 

My Acer machine is flagging a future issue with secure boot. It has limitations with hardware or firmware so updates cannot be applied.

What do I do? Is it time for a new machine?

Re: Secure Boot
 

No idea how old the Acer is, or what OS it's running

Turn secure boot off? :shrug: . . . or spend a fortune upgrading ;)

Re: Secure Boot
 

Acer XC-885

Windows 11

Re: Secure Boot
 

what is the exact message? is your windows up to date?
8th Gen so it does not have full support from Intel I assume you installed win 11 using Hirens. Can you screen shot the message?

Re: Secure Boot
 

As others are likely to have the same problem, it's an idea to do a general internet search for "Acer XC-885 secure boot".

Re: Secure Boot
 

AI

The Acer XC-885 (and similar legacy models like the Aspire TC-885) faces issues with the June 2026 expiration of original 2011 Secure Boot certificates, which may result in a "Hardware/Firmware Limitations" warning in Windows Security. This occurs because the motherboard’s BIOS partition for Secure Boot keys is too small to accommodate the new 2023/2026 Microsoft certificates without a firmware update